Window cleaner



K. 5. ROGERS Jully 16, 1935.

NDOW CLEANER Filed May 1, 1935 f'm Z.

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R O N E V m ATTORNEY.

Patented July 16, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDOW CLEANER Kenneth S. Rogers, Niles Township, Berrien County, Mich., assignor to Squee-Wash Mfg. 00., Niles, Mich.

Application May 1, 1935, Serial No. 19,185

Claims. (Cl. 15-121 The invention relates to window cleaners, and ment with the walls of said groove and its oppoparticularly to a cleaner including a water absite ends equally spaced from said handles. In sorbing member and a squeegee. this arrangement, the sponge is held at an angle The primary object of the invention is to proand at one side of the handle, and the side Wall 5 vide a device of this character which may be in- I5 of holder I2 opposite that mounted in the 5 expensively manufactured and assembled. groove II is positi in Substantially P p A further object is to provide a device of this dicular relation to the axis of the handle and character formed of a plurality of parts which spaced fro e h d The q e lder cooperate and fit together to be operatively in- IT is t app ed o s se ly With its base terconnected in stationary relation by a single portion N in face contacting engagement with 10 securing member. said last-named perpendicular side I5 of holder Other objects will be apparent from the det e edge of said po being p oned scription d appended 1 im$ adjacent to or in contacting engagement with In th drawing; the flange I6 of said side I5. In this arrange- Figure 1 i an d i of th d i ment the squeegee holder is positioned in angular 15 Figure 2 is a, fragmentary side view 0f the derelation to the Sponge holder and the handle i whereby said squeegee is disposed in parallel re- Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the latien t0 Said Sponge but Spaced th refrom and device taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2. on the opposite side of said handle. A single se- Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the curing member, preferably wood screw may 20 preferred embodiment of the invention, the nuthen be used to secure the parts to a d andle, meral I0 designates an elongated handle mem- Said Screw Passing through Portion o queegee her which has a substantially V-shaped groove holder I1, one side I5 of the p e o der, the II cut in one end thereof and extending dia- Sponge, the Opposite Corner Of the sp ge hold- 25 metrically thereof. er, and axially into said handle I0. 25

A holder I2 for a rubber sponge or other water It Will thus be Seen that h handle ve I absorbing and applying member I3 is adapted t serves to position the sponge holder in stationary be mounted on t grooved end of t handle relation to said handle, in cooperation with said The member I2 is preferably formed of sheet Screw; and that the edge bearing e agement metal and comprises an elongated channelhaving of base of'holdel with flange of holder 30 a base portion I4, side portions I5 extending fr I2, in cooperation with said screw, serves to lock Said base in converging relation and each t rsaid holders in stationary operative relation. It

minating in an outwardly flaring flange I6, Th will also be seen that either the squeegee or the rubber sponge I3 is held in said channel member Sponge may readily be replaced by p y remov- I2 by the restricted throat between the, opposite ing the screw thereby disassembling the p s,

walls thereof at the junction of sides I5 with their reassembline the parts including e ew part,

respective flanges IS in spaced relation to base and again applying screw 24.

I4, and the flanges I6 serve to support the I claim:-

sponge adjacent said restricted throat to prevent 1. A window cleaner comprising a cleaning ele= 40 ut in and t a in f the sp n w l in us ment holder of channel section including a base 40 A holder for a rubber squeegee Strip is and converging sides terminating in diverging adapted be secured to the Sponge holder flanges, a second cleaning element holder includ- Holder I1 is preferably formed of integral sheet ing an angularly bent base flange, an elongated metal copstrucmon and Pompnses an elongated handle having a groove formed in one end therebase portion I9 from wh1ch angularly extends a of Said groove receiving said first mention dh 1d body plate or pol:tion 20' whicht-is outwardly reer at a corner thereof between the base and ime tum bent at 2. m spaced rela Ion to base por side thereof whereby the other side thereof is tion I9 and again outwardly return bent at 22 to provide a pair of spaced jaws 23 for gripping the positioned substantially perpend1cular to said squeegee strip I8, and for holding the s in handle, the base flange of said second cleaning 5 parallel relation t t base 9 element holderbeing disposed in face contacting 1 th assembly of th rt t Sponge h engagement with the last named side of said first er I2 is mounted in the groove II of handle I0 mentioned holder with its edge engaging the with a portion of its base I4 and of one side wall flange of said side, and a securing member passing 66 I5 preferably lying in face contacting engagethough said base flange, said first mentioned holder, and into said handle to operatively secure said parts in stationary relation.

2. A window cleaner comprising an elongated cleaning element holder of channel section, an

elongated handle having a groove across; one end thereof receiving the central portion and one side of said holder with its longitudinal axis and central plane disposed at an angle. to the axis of handle, a wiper holder having a base portion dis-'- posed in face contacting engagement with the first named holder, and into said handiefan d means formed integrally with said first named holder and engaged'by said wiper holder for look.

ing said holders against relative movement-when secured'to said handle.

3. A cleaning device comprising a handle having a groove extending across one face thereof, a channel shaped holder for the reception of a cleaning element, the adjacent spaced side walls of the holder forming an opening at an angle to the face of the handle, one side of said holder being disposed in the groove of the handle in a position whereby the side wall of the holder with- 'in the groove will be rigidly held by the handle.

the other side wall of said holder being above and from the handle member and securing extending through the last named side of within the holder member and holder fixed to the handle.

4. 'A cleaning device comprising a handle having" a groove formed in one face thereof, a carrier 'fora cleaning element, said carrier comprising a base and opposed side walls extending angularly inwardly from the base, one corner of said carrier including parts of the base and one side wall being seated in said groove to position the opposite side wall of the carrier in substantial parallelism with the grooved face of said handle and a securing member extending through the last named wall and the seated corner of said carrier and into said handle and serving to press said carrier walls inwardly.

5. A device as set forth in claim 4 including a second carrier mounted onthe last named wall and secured thereto by the securing member extending therethrough.

KENNETH S. ROGERS. 

